"We provide the first causal evidence that retaking the SAT can substantially improve the college enrollment outcomes of students."

Gender quotas enshrined in the Indian constitution appear to have lowered the representation of other underrepresented groups.

Will COVID-19 change the American social safety net? New research looks at history as a guide for how governments react to crises that expose inequality.

COVID-19 reveals the gaps in access to health care and in the health of Americans from marginalized groups. But it's a chance to work towards health equity, too.

Should universities give middle-class college students a boost? A new report finds that middle-class kids are underrepresented on "Ivy-plus" campuses.

Race and class bias on the part of prosecutors may not be the primary driver of the disparities in prison populations, researchers report.

Teenagers' sense of their own family's socioeconomic status is associated with their health and well-being, even if those perceptions aren't factual.

A new book on the history of food contains provocative arguments about authenticity and status, big agriculture, and what's "healthy."

Money worries, termed financial precarity, have serious consequences for both employees and their employers, research finds.

This podcast episode offers definitions and examples of the terms privilege, positionality, and intersectionality.